Simple Kapadia (15 August 1958 – 10 November 2009) was a
Hindi film
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actress and
costume designer, who was active in her professional career from 1987 until her death in 2009.
Early and personal life
Simple was born on 15 August 1958
to parents Chunnibhai and Betty Kapadia. She was raised alongside 3 siblings - elder sister
Dimple Kapadia
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, younger sister Reem Kapadia (who died of drug overuse) and Suhail (Munna) Kapadia.
She had a son Karan Kapadia with Rajinder Singh Shetty and was the aunt of
Twinkle Khanna
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In 2015, she released her first non-fiction book, "Mrs Funnybones" which was decla ...
and
Rinke Khanna.
Career
Acting
Simple Kapadia made her acting debut in 1977 at the age of 18 in the role of Sumitha Mathur in the film ''
Anurodh
''Anurodh'' (English: ''Request'') is a 1977 Hindi musical drama film, based on the 1963 Bengali film ''Deya Neya'', produced by Girija Samanta and directed by Shakti Samanta.
The film stars Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Mehra, Simple Kapadia who ma ...
'', with her brother-in-law, actor
Rajesh Khanna
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. She starred opposite
Jeetendra
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Early life ...
in ''
Shakka'' and ''
Chakravyuha
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.''
She played supporting roles in ''
Lootmaar
''Lootmaar'' () is a 1980 Hindi mystery film produced and directed by Dev Anand. The film stars Dev Anand, Tina Munim, Mehmood, Nirupa Roy, Prem Chopra, Ranjeet, Shakti Kapoor, Kader Khan, Amjad Khan, Simple Kapadia, Shreeram Lagoo and Rakhee G ...
'', ''
Zamaane Ko Dikhana Hai
''Zamaane Ko Dikhana Hai'' (translation: ''Show The World'') is a 1981 Cinema of India, Indian Bollywood, Hindi romantic film, romantic thriller film produced and directed by Nasir Hussain. It stars Rishi Kapoor, Padmini Kolhapure, Yogeeta Bali ...
'', ''
Jeevan Dhaara
''Jeevan Dhaara'' is a 1982 Indian Hindi-language film directed by T. Rama Rao. The film is a remake of the 1974 Tamil film ''Aval Oru Thodar Kathai''. The film stars Rekha, Raj Babbar, Rakesh Roshan, Amol Palekar, Kanwaljit Singh and Simple Kap ...
'' and ''
Dulha Bikta Hai
''Dulha Bikta Hai'' is a 1982 Hindi drama film directed by Anwar Pasha starring Raj Babbar, Anita Raj and Neelam.
Cast
* Raj Babbar
* Anita Raj
* Neelam
* Simple Kapadia
* Madan Puri
* Iftekhar
* Jagdish Raj
* Urmila Bhatt
Soundtrack
#"K ...
''. In 1985 she starred in the art film ''
Rehguzar
Rehguzar is a 1985 Indian direct-to-video film directed by Jyoti Sarup starring the Shekhar Suman, Simple Kapadia, Bharat Bhushan and Jyoti Sarup himself. The film was first released for video in 1985, it was later telecasted on Doordarshan ...
'' opposite
Shekhar Suman. Her last acting gig was an item song for ''Parakh'' in 1987.
Costume design
After her final acting gig, she became a costume designer, and designed for actors including
Sunny Deol
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,
Tabu
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,
Amrita Singh
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,
Sridevi
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and
Priyanka Chopra.
In 1994 she won a
National Award for her costume design in ''
Rudaali
''Rudaali'' (pronounced "roo-dah-lee"; ) is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Kalpana Lajmi, written by Lajmi and Gulzar and based on a 1979 short story of the same name by Bengali author Mahasweta Devi. Set in a small villag ...
''.
She later designed for Indian movies including ''Rok Sako To Rok Lo'' and ''Shaheed''.
Filmography
As an actress
As a costume designer
Awards and nominations
* 1994 -
National Film Award for Best Costume Design for ''
Rudaali
''Rudaali'' (pronounced "roo-dah-lee"; ) is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Kalpana Lajmi, written by Lajmi and Gulzar and based on a 1979 short story of the same name by Bengali author Mahasweta Devi. Set in a small villag ...
''
Death
Simple Kapadia was diagnosed with
cancer
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in 2006, but continued working despite the pain. She died in a hospital in
Andheri
Andheri ( n̪d̪ʱeɾiː is a locality in the western part of the city of Mumbai in India. Udayanagari, the name of a hill near the Mahakali caves, inspired the name Andheri. On the former islet of Versova, also known as Vasave, there was ano ...
,
Mumbai
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on 10 November 2009, aged 51.
See also
*
List of Indian film actresses
References
External links
*
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1958 births
2009 deaths
Deaths from cancer in India
Actresses in Hindi cinema
Gujarati people
Indian film actresses
Indian costume designers
Artists from Mumbai
Actresses from Edinburgh
20th-century Indian actresses
20th-century Indian designers
21st-century Indian designers
21st-century Indian actresses
Actresses from Mumbai
Best Costume Design National Film Award winners
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